Stara_Gradiška
Stara Gradiška
Municipality in Brod-Posavina, Croatia
Stara Gradiška (pronounced [stâːraː ɡrǎdiʃka], German: Altgradisch) is a village and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia. It is located on the left bank of the river Sava, across from Gradiška in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stara Gradiška | |
|---|---|
| Općina Stara Gradiška Municipality of Stara Gradiška | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′N 17°24′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Brod-Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Velimir Paušić[1] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 77.3 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Municipality | 911 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 207 |
| • Urban density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35435 |
| Vehicle registration | NG |
| Website | staragradiska |
The first word in the name means Old as there's also a New Gradiška nearby, the town of Nova Gradiška.
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Until 1918, Stara Gradiška (then Alt-Gradiska) was part of the Habsburg monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatia-Slavonia Military Border District. The post-office was opened in 1859.[4]
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stara Gradiška was part of the Požega County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
The place is well known for the Stara Gradiška prison and Stara Gradiška concentration camp. The municipality is home to the cultural organization KUD Posavina.[5] It celebrates the feast of St. Michael as its municipal day.[6] Stara Gradiška is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[7]
The total population of the municipality is 1,363 (2011 census), distributed in the following settlements:[8]
- Donji Varoš, population 284
- Gornji Varoš, population 258
- Gređani, population 173
- Novi Varoš, population 204
- Pivare, population 17
- Stara Gradiška, population 327
- Uskoci, population 100
Minority councils
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[9] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Stara Gradiška.[10]
- Općina Stara Gradiška Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961
- Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Stara Gradiška". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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